In this critique of current reading research and practice, the author contends that the extreme
ambiguity of English spelling-sound correspondence has confined reading science to an …

In Volume III, as in Volumes I and II, the classic topics of reading are included--from
vocabulary and comprehension to reading instruction in the classroom--and, in addition …

The author reviews theory and research by Ehri and her colleagues to document how a
scientific approach has been applied over the years to conduct controlled studies whose …

Orthographic mapping (OM) involves the formation of letter-sound connections to bond the
spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of specific words in memory. It explains how …

The present study evaluated the extent to which literacy skills (reading fluency, written
spelling, and reading comprehension), together with nonverbal reasoning, prior knowledge …

The authors tested theoretically driven predictions as to the ways in which syntactic
awareness, or awareness of word order within sentences, might contribute to reading …

The exact role that phonological coding (the recoding of written, orthographic information
into a sound based code) plays during silent reading has been extensively studied for more …

The self‐teaching hypothesis describes how children progress toward skilled sight‐word
reading. It proposes that children do this via phonological recoding with assistance from …

Although eye movements have been used widely to investigate how skilled adult readers
process written language, relatively little research has used this methodology with children …

The study aimed to investigate the effect of embodied learning on children's literacy skills
and whether the activities were particularly beneficial for children at risk for reading …